Chapter 8 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns. I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair. I raised my eyes. All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance. Had she turned her face my way just a little?
Chapter 8 of Romance is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading “They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.”
attempt by employing effort
From this reading “All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
anew
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I raised my eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
and nothing more
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I raised my eyes.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I raised my eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
attempt by employing effort
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
the topmost one of two
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
a Caucasian
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
Chapter 8 of Romance by Joseph Conrad holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 417 sentences of Romance, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Romance by Joseph Conrad exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Romance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
